> What an odd piece. I have the feeling reading it that if I knew > this Mister Brown I'd understand it better.
I was admiring its fresh approach. "After a long battle that involved pumping, flow, and pressure drop, Charlie's motor finally stopped," instead of: "departed this life" "was taken to heaven" "went gently into rest" "been taken up to heaven unexpectedly" (We thought the old coot would burn in hell for sure?) No service, no funeral, just "The next time you raise a glass, have a toast to Charlie!" I'd really like my obituary to quote extensively from the parrot sketch, with some Puzo thrown in at the end: ==== He's passed on. He is no more. He has ceased to be. He's expired and gone to meet his maker. He's a stiff. Bereft of life, he rests in peace. His metabolic processes are now history. He's off the twig. He's kicked the bucket. He's shuffled off his mortal coil, rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. He sleeps with the fishes. === Supplemental reading: http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2002/07/08/020708fa_fact Regards, KGB ----- Kevin G. Barkes Email: [email protected] KGB Report: http://www.kgbreport.com Commentwear by KGB: http://www.commentwear.com National Temperature Index: http://nationaltemperatureindex.com DCL Dialogue on line: http://www.dcldialogue.com Random Quotations Generator: http://www.goodquotations.com Over 13,000 searchable quotations. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en.
